{"id":27,"date":"2016-10-21T04:21:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T09:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/206.248.139.182\/W2N2\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:15:19","slug":"what-others-say","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w2n2.ca\/index.php\/john-d-tennant\/what-others-say\/","title":{"rendered":"What Others Say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What Others Say<\/strong><\/h1>\n

EDITORIAL FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

John Tennant was Canadian Consul General in Detroit on September 11, 2001, when he acted quickly to address the unprecedented issues that arose on the Canada-US border at its major crossing points. Praise for his actions and service came in a Detroit Free Press editorial at the time of his departure from Detroit a year later.<\/p>\n

Detroit Free Press \u2013 Wednesday, August 21, 2002<\/p>\n

Border Diplomat<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Give John Tennant much <\/em><\/strong>credit for resolving crisis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the not-too-distance future, John Tennant expects to be crossing a U.S.-Canada border that will be secure, speedy and fully automated for most of the routine traffic that carries $1 billion of commerce a day between the two countries.\u00a0 And Tennant will be able to take some satisfaction in the role he played to bring it about.<\/p>\n

Being a diplomat, Tennant credits many others for their roles in resolving the border crisis that followed the Sept. 11 attacks, and drafting an agreement to modernize U.S.-Canada traffic controls within a few years.\u00a0 But as Canada\u2019s consul general in Detroit, Tennant was at the table, helping to frame the issues and shape the dialogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe task was to get people talking and information flowing so they could understand the extent of the problems that needed to be addressed,\u201d Tennant said, \u201cand then to get all the elements working together to bring resources to the border, which is an increasingly complex place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work was done under the dual pressures of national security and the global economy, when industrial production was threatened by parts shortages as border traffic stalled after Sept. 11.\u00a0 Most of the issues were resolved in a 30-point \u201csmart border\u201d plan issued jointly by Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n

Tennant, 60, describes that recent period as the most demanding and rewarding of his long career in foreign service for Canada, a career that will end early next month when he takes a job in economic development for the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area of Ontario.<\/p>\n

Tennant said his assignment in Detroit, while hardly the most exotic of his many postings, gave him a great appreciation for the \u201coverwhelming importance of Canada\u2019s relationship with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennant leaves with that relationship in good shape, and the knowledge that he contributed to keeping it so \u2013 diplomatically, of course.<\/p>\n

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Tributes As John Left Canada\u2019s Technology Triangle Inc (2008)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWhat an extraordinary legacy of leadership you leave.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Professor David Johnston, President of the University of Waterloo (subsequently Governor General of Canada 2010-2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cYou have left your mark on our community.\u00a0 Thank you for your outstanding leadership.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Elizabeth Witmer, former MPP, Kitchener-Waterloo and former Deputy Premier of Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u201cYour vision and hard work have moved CTT to a higher plain.\u00a0 Through your guidance, we have found a place on the international stage while retaining the values that define us as a community.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Karen Redman, former M.P. and Government Whip (and subsequently Chair, Regional Municipality of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        John Tennant is listed again\u00a0in the\u00a0Canadian Who\u2019s Who\u00a0<\/em>2024 Edition, published by Grey House Publishing Canada.<\/p>\n

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